Subject: Mixed metaphors (Page 8)

You've got to take the bull between your teeth.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
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Get two birds stoned at once.

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A man's home is his castle – let him clean it.

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A loose tongue spoils the broth.

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That's a hard bubble to crack.

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This snowball is coming down the mountain with a full head of steam.

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This is the piece of the puzzle that allows you to paint in the rest of the pie.

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They counted the votes until the cows had literally gone to sleep.

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Every dog has his day in the bucket.

(1898 – 1993) American homemaker
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That was the straw that twisted the camel's neck.

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We can still hang our heads high.

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This is up my wheelhouse.

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Throw the spaghetti onto the ceiling to see what sticks.

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I ate enough to float a battleship!

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She grabbed the bull by the horns, and ran with it.

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Like stealing cake from a baby

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I knew enough to realize that the alligators were in the swamp and that it was time to circle the wagons.

(1951 – ) American conservative radio talk-show host
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I was so excited my heart about fell out of my stomach!

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Is this a whole nother bucket of worms?

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I turned a blind eye to all that bad stuff I was hearing.

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He’s not the one with his ass in a noose.

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